The Road to Hell Is Paved With What?

This post is not directed at any one person or based on any one event. It is simply something I feel I need to say.

For those of you who want to make comments, suggestions, give advice, or tell me what I should do, this is the way I feel about the information you offer:

• I'm not adverse to listening to advice/suggestions, but the advice giver needs to realize I'm going to make my OWN decisions, even if I patiently listened to what they had to say. I appreciate the good intentions behind your suggestions. I hope that you will not be offended if I do not follow your advice.
  

::smile and nod::

I Think I Sprained My Cleaning Muscles... And Other Adventures.

So yesterday (Tuesday) was a FULL day. I woke up, and found out that the tie-dying party that had been postponed on Monday night had been rescheduled for that day at NOON. So I eat some breakfast, shuffle around the house waking up, eat some lunch, and head over to Ashley's. I arrive and she's freaking out. Total freakout mode, because her husband is coming home from Deployment in a few days and she wasn't ready (the house wasn't ready, she's not ready mentally, etc.). So, I decided that we were going to forget the tie-dye project and would help our friend. We cleaned and tidied and wiped and vacuumed and vinegar-sprayed all afternoon. We got a LOT done.

And then David called, and was home from work, so I left to prepare for our ultrasound (shower, because it's a friendly thing to do, change into a two piece outfit, call and schedule a little bit earlier than our appointment was originally for). He and I wooshed to TomorrowToday, and we went, and we saw our little girl again. It was really neat to see her kicking and stre-e-e-e-tchiiiing out in there!! I think the frosty I had on the way to the appt really jazzed her up! We got lots of good shots, and even though they don't *usually* do the 3D view on the package we chose, but drinking all that water that I do really paid off, because the u/s tech said I had GREAT fluid, and that it was really helping baby girl to have room to move around in there so we could get good images! They office is having a little bit of trouble writing the images to discs right now, so I'll leave the descriptions of some of the funny things she did until I can show y'all the great pictures. :]

After the ultrasound we ran an errand or two, and my hips started bothering me. Not quite sure what the deal is there. Mostly just the left one, twinging HARD at random intervals when walking, shifting in my seat, etc. My back was sore too, probably from the standing and cleaning. Sleeping last night was REALLY rough. I woke up 5 times, 3 of those to pee, all of them had heartburn, and a couple of them also had uncomfy back pain/tightness. It sucked. A LOT. I felt dead when I woke up today and limped down stairs. As today progresses though, I'm feeling a little better in the back, and the hips aren't bothering me as much as last night, for SURE. I haven't attempted the treadmill today (I took yesterday off because of busy-ness) but I might. I know it's been helping with the REST of my non-feeling-goods. I might take a test-toddle to the mailbox to see how the hips'll hold up on the treadmill.

Anyhoo, that was yesterday, and a bit of today. I would definitely say that I generally feel better than I did in the first trimester. And that's a good thing. :]

I Know It'll Get Worse Before It Gets Better, But...

I really miss wearing my regular clothes. I miss my jeans. I miss my shirts not creeping back up over my tummy. I miss my awesome shirts and comfy panties and my bathing suits.

I don't just want to buy maternity stuff that will fit, I want to wear MY clothes, the ones I already have and LOVE. And I want to be comfortable in them. >:(

Today is feeling like a denial day. That's when I'm having a "fat day" and I'm in denial about it. Bleh.

Two More Articles That Make Me Feel Good About My Decision To Cloth Diaper. Or: I'm Not Just Doing It For The Planet Anymore.

Tell Me Lies, Tell Me Sweet Little Lies


How Can I Convince My Husband To Cloth Diaper (turns into a good Q & A about cloth diapering)



I am going to do my damnedest to cloth diaper our baby. I love almost everything I've read about cloth diapering; good for the planet (my initial reason for researching CDing) and good for the baby. I'm feeling better and better about this decision with every article I read, with every CD product that I buy.

For tomorrow: I'm hoping to post some pictures of my GroBaby diapers that arrived today! They're PURPLE and FABULOUS!!! (And of other stuff we've procured) :]

Also, we're having another ultrasound tomorrow, just to squeeze in one more before d-d-d-Deployment. I waited too long to schedule my 20 week u/s with Tripler hospital, so I'm going to be having that one on the 22nd of June... You know, right around 24wks. : / Anyhoo, here's hoping they find the same bits this time as they did last time!!!

Last Night, at about 1:30am...

From my FB status:

She's either doing somersaults, or "the wave", stadium-style... My insides are NOT spacious enough for loop-de-loops. Weirdest. Feeling. Ever. #heebeejeebees


:]

I Wonder...

...if putting deodorant on the undersides of my "huge tracts of land" would prevent the outpouring of sweat that occurs with even a bare minimum of physical activity. Yuck.

-posted mobily by KissMeSailor, probably feeling icky somewhere. :P

Feel Like ICK Today. Not An Acronym.

I don't think it's one of the bugs going around, I just feel a bit nauseous and my pulse is too fast. It happened last night too when I was lying in bed, but it was stronger then... full on gagging. Took my pulse about 3 times over about 30 minutes and it was above 120 each time. That's ridiculously fast for a resting heart rate! I manged to get to sleep and felt ok when I woke up this morning. Then it happened again around 11ish this morning. It was feeling a little scary, so I called the hospital's advice line and they told me to have something to eat and just keep track of when it happens, and if it seems to be happening a lot that I can come in and they'll check me out. Bleh. I feel a bit better since I ate a baked potato for lunch. And some Instant Breakfast. I'm going to walk on the treadmill in a bit and hopefully that'll cure what's ailing me. Except for the pulse thing. I dunno.

I'm also tired of feeling like my pulse is too strong. Seriously, if I sit still and listen for it, I can hear/feel it. It's kinda driving me crazy. I know that my circulation has increased, along with my blood volume, but womp-womp-womp-womp-womp when I'm trying to be still and quiet is getting on my nerves.

Oh Yeah, Other Stuff We've Done.

Have begun shopping/collecting baby clothes. :]

I posted some pics of the first couple things we bought for Baby Awesome Powers to wear (yes, we're still arguing over the name), but we've (read: I've) been collecting others. We got a couple more things at the Navy Exchange, and then yesterday I went to Goodwill, and boy, did little girl make out well there! LOTS of name brand stuff (mostly Carters, and there is a Carters Outlet store here, but when I can get the same supercutes for $1.99/item, why pay more for brand new?) couple of Baby Gap things. I had so many picked out at first that I did a double take at my cart and then sorted half of the "maybes" back onto the rack. We've still got 21 weeks to go, no need to go TOTALLY crazy... :]

I think I mentioned that we got our crib last week. I think the bigger expense things we have left to get are:

• Dresser type thing (Maybe.)
  
• Mattress
• Carseat
• Stroller
• Pack & Play
• Glider (David wants to relocate his GIANT recliner into baby's room, but I'm not sure I want to deal with that.)
• More Cloth Diapers

Smaller/less expensive things that we want/will need:

• Mei Tai Carrier
• Nursery Decorations (including mobile, wall hangings, crib sheets, etc.)
• Bottles, plushy toys etc.
• Childproofing stuff (though we don't really believe in 100% childproofing... It's something we both agree on, but of course, we'll see how it goes when baby gets mobile!)
• The Little Baby Care Stuff: washcloths, snot sucker, burp cloths, wipes, etc.
• Bins/baskets to organize baby clothes/diaper change needs
  

Things we've already procured:

• Crib
• Changing table
• Swing
• Some clothes (need to sort them by sizes, we've got some new born stuff, but mostly it's 3-6 months or 6-9 months)
• Some Cloth Diapers, we have about 6 gDiapers, and have some GroBaby ones on the way
• Lots and Lots and Lots of pamphlets, handouts, business cards etc. about baby stuff. It really makes me feel sorry for the trees.

Anyway, I realy don't think we're doing too badly. I know some people already have all their big purchase stuff and have had it for months now, but I really don't care. It's not a race, this isn't something you can WIN. After all, it was the tortise that won the fabled race.

Bleh.

19wks

Feeling pretty bleh today. Not particularly terrible, but definitely not very good either. Slightly headachey, my tummy is grumbly, but doesn't hurt or quite feel upset. I think I slept on my shoulder wrong, and I'm kinda tired, but not tired enough to actually nap.

Bleh.

Aditional grumbles: I need to go grocery shopping REALLY BADLY. I'm waiting on a new debit card to our joint account before I go. Cereal, V8 and other random foragebles from the frige and freezer have been filling my tummy the last couple of days. I know I need to just suck it up and GO, but I fucking HATE the grocery store/commissary. HATE. HATE. HATE.

::sigh:: Bleh.

I Wanna Do This!!

Henna tattoos on preggo bellies!! I've linked to a few of my favorites, but there are TONS on this website!

http://www.skhenna.com/molly

http://www.skhenna.com/susan

http://www.skhenna.com/suzanne-16

Lovely!!